Father's Day 2012

Happy Father's Day to Dad's everywhere. This is my 2nd year amongst y'all.

Shane and I have spent the weekend playing, exploring, and running errands. Whenever Shane naps, I type/paste in a blog and then start working around the house. When he's awake, we play and drive around the area looking for new places to discover and explore.

I hate all of the work that goes into moving, but I love being in a new area. Yesterday, I had a few errands to run (picking up milk, dropping off a box with UPS, etc) and after each was done, Shane and I would drive up and down the nearby roads. On the way home, I'd turn left when I should turn right, or zig whenever a zag was required. It all helps me fill out my mental map of the area and locate points of interest. I found a hole-in-the-wall bakery with $2.50 loaves, a Wu-Shu (Kung Fu) academy, and a gigantic but mostly empty office park. I didn't want to leave Shane locked in the car seat for too long, so that's all I had time for.

Just now, I managed to meet both my neighbors (or at least someone associated with each house). I met one lady the day we dropped our stuff off, but I haven't knocked on any doors since. With school closing, unpacking, and Carrie going out of town Thursday we've been busy-busy. I never summoned the necessary energy to put on a smile and strike up an awkward, just-met-but-know-nothing-about-each-other conversation. Twenty minutes later, and the ice is broken. The neighbor who shares a driveway with me was outside, so I greeted her. Then, the daughter of our other neighbor knocked to see if I minded her retrieving some tennis balls that had flown into our back yard.

Crap. Shane's stirring. That's going to put a quick end to this journal. I need to call my friend Bill now. He and his fiance, Jill, were going to go with and help watch Shane while I get fitted from my brother's wedding in August. Hopefully, they keep Shane from breaking anything exorbitantly expensive. I'm looking forward to Carrie coming home tonight!